devine mussel pot

Ingredients devine mussel pot

1 onion
1 clove garlic
1 cup white wine
1 cup fullcream cream
1 thyme (1 sprig)
1 tbsp butter
1 dash olive oil
1 Exotic Bread
500 grams half shell mussels
500 grams mussel meat
1 bunch chopped chives / spring onion
1 blackpepper to taste. Be generous.

how to make devine mussel pot

Finely chop onion

Heat butter and olive oil

Fry onions until soft

Add thyme, wine and cream

Heat slowly and bring to boil. Let boil for 3 minutes

Finely slice garlic and chop slices

Add garlic

Season with ground black pepper. Be generous!

Clean musels by briefly rinsing in water. Remove any grass and mussel beards. Scrape the back of the shelled mussels with a butter knife to clean shells

Add mussels. Give it a gentle stir. Dont break the mussel meat

Turn off the heat and let mussels cook for 3 minutes. Cooking them too long will toughen them.

Cut your exotic bread in big thick slices

Use any exotic bread. Be creative. Please don't spoil it with buttered whitebread!

Dont butter the bread slices

Dish mussels in a bowl/serving pot with all the sauce

Chop the chives and sprinkle on top of the mussels before serving

Enjoy with a glass if the same white wine used in the mussel sauce!